Here we see many organisms taking up the silver salt of the GMS stain. The coal black, "caved-in soccer ball" appearance of the organisms is virtually diagnostic of Pneumocystis carinii. Do you see them?
What do you know
about this organism?
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Methanamine Silver stain of the specimen.
Here we see many organisms taking up the silver salt of the GMS stain. The coal black, "caved-in soccer ball" appearance of the organisms is virtually diagnostic of Pneumocystis carinii. Do you see them? What do you know
about this organism?
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